Flash Floods Kill More Than 280 People in India and Pakistan
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CHOSITI, India (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 200 people and left scores others missing in India and Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,600 people from two mountainous districts in the neighboring countries.
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days.
Around 200 people were killed in a single day amid flashfloods and cloudbursts in multiple districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The death toll continued to climb on Saturday as rescuers pulled bodies from the debris and rain continued to lash the region.
Millions of Americans faced travel disruptions and flood alerts as fierce storms slammed the Midwest Sunday night, delaying hundreds of flights.
A flash flood watch is in effect until midnight Wednesday in Cook, DuPage and Will counties, plus some parts of northwest Indiana, the National Weather Service said.
Flash flooding forced the Wisconsin State Fair to cancel its final day as storms brought 14 inches of rain, power outages, and road closures in Milwaukee.
Downpours on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a number of people and disrupting travel during a Buddhist holiday week. Evacuation advisories were issued and several people were reported missing.
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Japan moves to evacuate millions of people as torrential rain triggers flooding and landslides
Torrential rain triggered severe flooding and landslides across Japan ’s Kyushu region on Monday, forcing authorities to call for the evacuation of millions of residents.